Mentors Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 The Red Shirts said month ago that they will disturb the meeting. But the establishment didn't want to hear it. :happyeaster: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 It seems the red shirts lied ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 LOS starts to be at the front page of western newspapers again... Nice title would be: Multicolor of violence... A really great soap opera, sadly this is for real. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7994465.stm ---------------------------------------------- Thai protests cancel Asian summit Advertisement Protesters storm Asia summit venue A summit of Asian leaders in Thailand has been postponed after anti-government protesters broke into the venue in the resort of Pattaya. The government has announced a state of emergency in Pattaya where leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) had been due to meet. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the government's priority was now to ensure leaders got home safely. Thailand has been in turmoil, with the opposition demanding fresh elections. As the summit was due to get under way in Pattaya, thousands of red-shirted supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra smashed into the media centre adjacent to the conference hall. See a map of the summit venue The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says Thais have spent months organising the summit, but security around the venue collapsed in a matter of hours as thousands pushed their way through the police cordon. A government spokesman said the situation was "too violent" for the meeting to take place. Pro-government supporters in Pattaya, 11 April Hundreds of blue-shirted government supporters turned up Mr Abhisit said in a statement broadcast live on TV: "The task for me and the government now is to provide security for the leaders to travel back home safely." Earlier, he had vowed the Asean summit, called to discuss the global financial crisis, would go ahead. It was due to get into full swing on Saturday before concluding on Sunday with a summit due to include India, Australia and New Zealand. 'Lorries and taxis' Earlier on Saturday, riot police intervened to separate the protesters from hundreds of blue-shirted government supporters. Some government supporters were armed with sticks and bottles and some of the protesters could be seen wielding sticks and at least one knife. The Asean-China summit has been postponed because of the attempts to block the arrangement of the leaders Panitan Wattanayagorn Government spokesman Deputy Thai government spokesman Supachai Jaisamut said the government was investigating unconfirmed reports that three people were shot and wounded in the clashes. "There is an informal report of two or three injured, they are blue shirts," he said. "We don't know exactly but maybe the bullets came from the red shirts?" The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea had to cancel a trilateral session because of the disturbances. Another meeting - between China and Asean - was postponed after demonstrators prevented the leaders from leaving their hotels. "The Asean-China summit has been postponed because of the attempts to block the arrangement of the leaders," Thai government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn told reporters. The meeting would have been the foreign ministers' first opportunity to discuss last Sunday's launch of a North Korean rocket, widely viewed as a long-range missile test. 'Puppet' charge The Asean summit has already been postponed and relocated because of Thailand's political turmoil. Mr Abhisit came to power in December. He formed a coalition after a court ruled the previous government, led by allies of Mr Thaksin, was illegal. The move came after anti-Thaksin protesters shut down the country's airport for eight days and besieged government offices. Mr Thaksin's supporters in the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) accuse Mr Abhisit's government of being a puppet of the military. They say he took office illegitimately and should resign so fresh elections can be held. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 "to prevent the Chinese prime minister, Japanese prime minister and South Korean president from leaving for the summit talks with Asean leaders" i thought there were just a couple of ministers there (foreign and economy ministers) but not the countries' leaders? this is a shame for Thailand that they can't organize such a event without interruptions from some crazy demonstrators! Our "leader" was due to land just hours ago ...now in Singapore fuel and homeward bound... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 The Red Shirts said month ago that they will disturb the meeting.But the establishment didn't want to hear it. :happyeaster: And why did they not take notice ..and why not more security for a world leaders meeting ...etc ...TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 It seems the red shirts lied ... No ..other way ..they did disrupt .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ckrisg Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Thailands Old Guard brought this upon themselves and now its out of control, the piss poor response to the Airport farce allows anyone to now take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekyboy Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Thai emergency over summit protest 29 minutes ago Thailand has declared a state of emergency in Pattaya, where a summit of Asian leaders was cancelled after protesters stormed the venue. The decree gives the army the right to restore order, allows the suspension of civil liberties, bans public gatherings of more than five people and bars the media from reporting news that "causes panic". Thai Prime Abhisit Vejjajiva declared the the state of emergency after protesters demanding his resignation smashed the glass doors of the summit venue and swarmed the building. Government spokesman Supachai Jaisamuth said the situation was "too violent" for the meeting to take place. More than 1,000 red-shirted protesters stormed the meeting venue, demanding the resignation of the prime minister. They ran through the convention hall, overturning tables, blowing hooters and waving Thai flags. Foreign Ministry spokesman Tharit Charungvat said all the Asian leaders were safe. Copyright © 2009 The Press Association. All rights reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekyboy Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 no more than 5 punters in a bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekyboy Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Helicopters evacuate leaders from ASEAN summit * Foreign * Headline 2009-04-11 15:36 PATTAYA: Helicopters began evacuating foreign leaders Saturday after anti-government protests forced the postponement of a major Asian summit in Thailand, AFP reporters and officials said. Philippines President Gloria Arroyo boarded a civilian helicopter which landed on the roof of the luxury beach resort in the coastal town of Pattaya where the meeting was being held, an AFP correspondent said. Police separately said that Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein had been airlifted by chopper to a nearby military airfield. (AFP) MySinchew 2009.04.11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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